A 2-year-old boy is dead after a fatal shooting in DeKalb County that led to his father being charged, police said.
The shooting occurred in the 1900 block of Shamrock Drive, a residential area in the Candler-McAfee neighborhood just south of Glenwood Road, around 5:40 p.m. Police said they were called to the area regarding the shooting and found the boy with a gunshot wound.
The child was taken to a hospital with injuries considered life-threatening and was later pronounced dead, police spokesman Lt. Shane Smith said.
“It was determined the child’s father left his firearm unsecured and the child picked it up, accidentally shooting himself,” Smith confirmed.
Michael Labiron, 39, was arrested on charges of murder and second-degree cruelty to children.
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